Walter Wager
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Walter Herman Wager (September 4, 1924—July 11, 2004) was an American novelist. A graduate of Columbia University, his works included 58 Minutes, adapted to become the action film Die Hard 2 in 1990. Two of his other novels also became major motion pictures: Telefon and Viper Three, which was released as Twilight's Last Gleaming. He also wrote a number of original novels in the 1960s, under the pseudonym John Tiger, based upon the TV series I Spy and Mission: Impossible. He died in 2004 in New York City.
- Death Hits the Jackpot (1954)
- I Spy (1965)
- I Spy #2: Masterstroke (1966)
- I Spy #3: Superkill (1967)
- I Spy #4: Wipeout (1967)
- I Spy #5: Countertrap (1967)
- I Spy #6: Doomdate (1967)
- Mission: Impossible (1967)
- I Spy #7: Death-Twist (1968)
- Mission: Impossible #4: Code Name Little Ivan (1969)
- Sledgehammer (1970)
- Warhead (1971)
- Viper Three (1972)
- Swap (1973)
- Telefon (1975)
- Time of Reckoning (1977)
- Blue Leader (1979)
- Blue Moon (1981)
- Designated Hitter (1982)
- Otto's Boy (1985)
- Raw Deal (1986)
- 58 Minutes (1987)
- The Spirit Team (1996)
- Tunnel (2001)
- Kelly's People (2002)
The I Spy and Mission: Impossible books were published under the name "John Tiger".